Are you a voice actor ready to take your career to the next level and are looking for new tools? Whether you’re an expert at character creation or have just made it through your first audition, having the right tools is crucial for nailing voice over auditions and getting the gig.
As technology evolves, an ever-growing universe of voice over apps is available. Voice actors must keep pace with tech advancements and fast-evolving industry norms to stay competitive.
In this article
- There’s an App For That!
- Top Mobile Apps for Voice Actors
- Vocal Warm Up
- Voice Memo by Apple
- Actor Audition App
- GarageBand
- Twisted Wave Mobile Studio
- What Users Say:
- Easy Voice Recorder
- Apps Are Great Tools for Voice Over Talent
There’s an App For That!
Seeking an acting coach but constrained by time or budget? Perhaps you need to amplify your next audition with special effects or music. Whatever your requirement, there’s an app for it!
Many apps respect your time with hands-free operations. They can streamline your voice recording process, accommodating a voice actor’s bustling schedule. Apps even exist that can overlay voiceovers onto existing videos.
Sharing your work has never been easier. Send demos, audition recordings, and videos with just a few taps on your mobile device.
With several voice over video and audio apps available for free or at nominal costs, professionals and aspiring voice actors should explore upgrade options, membership benefits, and in-app purchases.
A spectrum of audition, voice over, and voice recording apps cater to the unique needs of every voice actor. Choose the one that best meets your needs and watch your voice acting career flourish.
Top Mobile Apps for Voice Actors
Here are some of the top mobile apps available for voice actors.
Vocal Warm Up
Publisher: Musicopoulus
Price: $3.99
Rating: 2.5
Without proper warm-up and cool-down routines, the voice can become damaged or fatigued with overuse. This app provides proper guidance and practice when warming up and cooling down the voice. This will help the voice actor create and maintain a proper vocal care routine.
Vocal Warm Up offers a wide variety of warm-up and cool-down exercises. Each one comes with detailed instructions and is customizable to the user’s vocal range. The user can then create a playlist and a schedule of their favorite exercises.
Vocal Warm Up features are hands-free and don’t require outside accompaniment.
Customization makes this app stand out from others. Users can customize the range, the order of exercises, and the times of day to practice. Vocal Warm Up allows its users to customize their exercises and save them for continued use.
What Users Say:
“Great app for a vocal pro (or almost pro)!”
– Maestro Mitch, 5/5 stars
“Keeps my voice strong!”
– CuteButDangerous, 5/5 stars
Vocal Warm Up is available for download on the App Store.
Voice Memo by Apple
Publisher: iOS
Price: Free
Voice Memo comes with iOS devices free of charge. This app lets users easily record, listen, edit and share material.
Apple’s Voice Memo will sync with its user’s devices and is compatible with the Apple Watch, iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone. This app allows the voice actor to select a wide variety of languages as well.
Cost and ease of use are popular features enjoyed by users of the iOS Voice Memo.
Voice Memo is available for download on the App Store.
Actor Audition App
Publisher: Scott Sedita
Price: $9.99
Rating: 5
Actor Audition provides any voice actor with the benefit of creator Scott Sedita’s 30 years of Hollywood audition experience. Any voice actor wanting to rehearse before an audition can benefit from the education and variety of tools provided by the Actor Audition App.
Users will learn the W.O.F.R.A.I.M. technique, practice vocal exercises and access sample scripts. Voice actors can see how much they’ve learned about acting and the audition process with the in-app quiz.
Users can store, sync, and track detailed audition information through the My Auditions feature. Actor Audition provides many tools for voice actors to prepare for auditions, and keep track of essential details.
What Users Say:
“…Scott’s industry expertise deliver(s) an unbeatable audition performance machine.”
– JeffK
“…vocal warm-ups are great, and have made my voice over auditions better.”
– Jaynelle E
“It’s like having a top acting coach available to you 24/7!”
– Klayton24
Actor Audition is available for download on the App Store.
GarageBand
Publisher: Apple
Price: Free
Rating on App Store: 4.1
One of the original free voice over apps, GarageBand continues to provide its users with a wide variety of tools. Through GarageBand, voice actors can record and edit their work.
GarageBand offers voice actors various options including special effects, sound clips, and plugins. Users can eliminate unwanted background noise and enhance their favorite sections of VO recordings.
This app is also easy to pair with video. Using iMovie, users can upload videos or images to easily pair with their GarageBand voice creations. The number of special effects offered set GarageBand apart from other apps.
For audition quality recordings, voice actors should consider a high-quality microphone while recording on GarageBand. Practice recordings need additional equipment, making the experience with this app free of charge.
What Users Say:
Some users have reported difficulties using some special effects of the GarageBand app, as well as limitations in recording time.
“…out of hundreds of apps on the App Store, it is by far the most user friendly…”
– Rhsjshuhdyd
“Voice over actors, storytellers, life coaches, podcasters, etc. could all benefit from the simplicity and functionality with a few simple tweaks.”
– Zipperbug
GarageBand is available on the App Store.
Twisted Wave Mobile Studio
Publisher: TwistedWave
Price: Free with in-app purchases
App Store Rating: 3.4
TwistedWave Mobile Studio is a voice over app for iPhone and iPad. This app allows voice actors to record, edit, and send recordings with ease.
Users can utilize key features such as real-time updates and intuitive editing. Voice actors can easily edit their work by using instant undo and redo functions. Users can move around in the waveform, zoom in and out, and adjust frequency levels.
Sharing high-quality sound recording is made easy with TwistedWave Mobile Studio as well. This app provides its users the ability to share files using FTP and send files compressed in AAC.
What Users Say:
“Excellent if you understand what it does and how it works.”
– PF Slow
“Easy to record, easy to import and export.”
– MiklHestr
TwistedWave Mobile Studio is available on the App Store.
Easy Voice Recorder
Publisher: Digipom Inc.
Price: Free with in-app purchases and upgrades
App Store Rating: 4.8
Google Play Rating: 4.7
Easy Voice Recorder provides voice actors tools for recording, sharing, and editing. Through this app, users can enjoy high-quality recording to PCM, MP4, or AAC and share via email or another app.
Users can cut recordings to desired lengths and listen to their work at high speed for efficient review. Easy Voice Recorder also offers a convenient transcription tool for voice-to-text conversion. This app provides a hands-free function so users can multitask while making voice over recordings.
Additional features available for iPad users include drag-and-drop recordings and support for Slide Over and Split View.
Easy Voice Recorder also offers upgrades such as a dark theme for user devices.
What Users Say:
“Great customer support: responded to an issue within hours and made it right, outstanding!”
– seelnotsnhoj
“…I use this app not only to record my podcast episodes…on my iPhone but then immediately use the transcription function to get the intro/blurb for each episode…”
– Sensei Victoria Whitfield
“I like using while driving, your system automatically links with car sound system so that I can record hands free.”
– Nick1st
Easy Voice Recorder is available on the App Store and Google Play.
Apps Are Great Tools for Voice Over Talent
The development of new technology has made the recording and marketing of voice overs easier than ever before. First, the development of the Internet allowed for easy access between clients and voice actors, especially as sites such as Voices began to pop up. Then, social media allowed for more effective marketing. Now, the next innovation in voice over technology has arrived — and this time, it’s small enough to carry around in your back pocket!
Mobile technology is the new buzzphrase in the voice industry, and with good reason. Vocal professionals are constantly on the go, and the more information they can fit into a smaller space, the better.
Whether you need some extra coaching, editing, enhancing, or posting, you can easily find the voice over app you need.
Utilizing features and furthering your voice acting skills doesn’t have to break the bank. However, investing in improving your voice acting game isn’t a bad idea, either. Thankfully, both options are readily available through various voice over apps on the mobile market.
It’s easy to see why so many actors are turning to voice over apps to enhance their professional journey. Why not take advantage of these readily available resources? Sign up for a Voices talent account to discover how you can advance your voice acting career today!
Comments
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Thank you so much.
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Hi Amit,
That’s a great attitude to go in with. The learning begins with our Beginners Guide to Voice Acting. Take a read through there to see if a career in voice over is right for you.
Best,
Niki
This is extremely helpful!
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Through your platform I’ve been able to submit many auditions and will continue to do so. I’m very hopeful — one day I shall be considered amongst the top voice talents!!????????